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Monitoring options for visitor numbers in national parks and natural areas
Gordon Cessford,Andreas Muhar +1 more
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In this article, the authors present the management requirements for implementing and operating an effective monitoring system for visitor impact management in protected areas, and the features that park managers want in their visitor counting tools.About:
This article is published in Journal for Nature Conservation.The article was published on 2003-01-01. It has received 169 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Visitor pattern.read more
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Instagram, Flickr, or Twitter: Assessing the usability of social media data for visitor monitoring in protected areas
Henrikki Tenkanen,Enrico Di Minin,Enrico Di Minin,Vuokko Vilhelmiina Heikinheimo,Anna Hausmann,Marna Herbst,Liisa Kajala,Tuuli Toivonen +7 more
TL;DR: It is shown that social media activity is highly associated with park popularity, and social media-based monthly visitation patterns match relatively well with the official visitor counts, but there were considerable differences between platforms as Instagram clearly outperformed Twitter and Flickr.
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Research priorities in park tourism.
TL;DR: Park tourism is a large and important activity on which a substantial body of research work has been published as discussed by the authors, and there are significant research gaps that urgently need additional work, including visitor use monitoring, economic impact monitoring, park finance, professional competencies for tourism management, building public support, visitor satisfaction, licenses, permits, leases, and concessions for tourism; pricing policies; management capacity; and park tourism governance.
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Using social media to understand drivers of urban park visitation in the Twin Cities, MN
Marie L. Donahue,Bonnie L. Keeler,Spencer A. Wood,Spencer A. Wood,David Fisher,Zoé A. Hamstead,Timon McPhearson,Timon McPhearson,Timon McPhearson +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used geotagged social media data to assess patterns of visitation to urban and peri-urban green space across park systems in the metropolitan area of the Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA.
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Human Activity Differentially Redistributes Large Mammals in the Canadian Rockies National Parks
James Kimo Rogala,Mark Hebblewhite,Jesse Whittington,Cliff A. White,Jenny Coleshill,Marco Musiani +5 more
TL;DR: The Resilience Alliance policy posted on Sherpa/RoMEO, November 17, 2011 as discussed by the authors, states that "Resilience should be a priority issue for all organizations".
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Visitors' satisfaction, perceptions and gap analysis: The case of Dadia–Lefkimi–Souflion National Park
TL;DR: In this paper, a study was conducted with the use of a specially developed questionnaire, in order to examine visitors' satisfaction regarding various factors, such as the region's natural characteristics, the level of service and the adequacy of the accommodation facilities for visitors.
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Guidelines for public use measurement and reporting at parks and protected areas (Chinese version)
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe terms, approaches and techniques for gathering information about public use of parks and protected areas, including direct measurements with automatic counters and indirect measurements based on simple mathematical calculations.
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Guidelines for Public Use Measurement and Reporting at Parks and Protected Areas
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe terms, approaches and techniques for gathering information about public use of parks and protected areas, including direct measurements with automatic counters and indirect measurements based on simple mathematical calculations.
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Forest Service National Visitor Use Monitoring Process: Research Method Documentation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a systematic monitoring process to estimate recreational use on National Forest System lands, and used a double sampling strategy to obtain measures of exiting recreation traffic, such as fee envelopes, ski lift tickets, or concessionaire reports.
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Counting on Recreation Use Data: A Call for Long-Term Monitoring
TL;DR: In this paper, a call for long-term monitoring of recreational use data is made, based on the Counting on Recreation Use Data: A Call for Long-Term Monitoring.